Trouble the Water
2008 · Movie · Unrated · 93 min · ★ 6.9 · 90% critics
A resident with a new video camera captures the days around Hurricane Katrina from inside a New Orleans neighborhood, as neighbors face rising danger and uncertainty. The film follows people often overlooked as they navigate survival, community, and the possibility of starting over after the storm.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (30 votes)
About
If you like immersive, real-life survival stories told from the inside, this documentary delivers urgency and heart; Not for you if you avoid distressing disaster footage or prefer a more detached, report-like approach like The Rescue.
Pros: firsthand storm footage; intimate neighborhood perspective; uplifting resilience | Cons: intense disaster scenes; raw handheld style; emotionally heavy moments
Themes
- hurricane
- natural disaster
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary · 2008
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew
- SR
Scott Rogers
as Self
George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
- MB
Michael Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Julie Chen
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
- RN
Ray Nagin
as Self (archive footage)
- BN
Brian Nobles
as Self
- WR
Wink Rivers
as Self
- SR
Scott Roberts
as Self
- LS
Larry Sims
as Self - Resident
Shepard Smith
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Directed by Tia Lessin, Carl Deal